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1、Mr.Dongguo and Wolf 英语故事?东郭先生与狼?1 . 一天,东郭先生骑着驴外出.A school-master mamed Dongguo sets out on a journet and loses his way.2 .忽然,一只带伤的狼跑在他面前,哀求着说：“后面有猎人追捕我,请你救救我.A wolf whois being chased rushes up and begs the scholar to save him.3 .看着狼可怜的样子,东郭先生心软了,他让狼藏在他的书袋里,驮在驴子上.The wolf looks so pitiful that Maste

2、r Dongguo's kind heart is moved. Quickly, he tells the wolf to hide in his book bag.4 .东郭先生刚走几步,迎面过来几个猎人,猎人们问他有没有看到一只受伤的 狼.The people who are out after the culprit ask Master Dongguo if he's seen a wolf run by.5 .东郭先生说：“没看到！Master Dongguo denies that' he has, and rides off with the wolf

3、in his bag.6 .猎人走远后,东郭先生把狼放出来.After the people are out of sight, Master Dongguo lets the wolf out of the bag.7 .东郭先生正要继续赶路,狼拉住他说：“救人救到底,我现在饿得要死.Master Dongguo is climbing back onto his donkey to ride on when the wolf stops him and asks him to save him again, this time from starving to death.8 .东郭先生拿

4、出干粮,狼说：“我从来不吃干粮,我只吃肉.Master Dongguo offers him a cake, but the wolf only smiles slyly and says: "I never eat them. I eat nothing but meat!"9 .东郭先生以为狼要吃驴子,赶忙用身体挡住.可狼又说：“一头驴填不饱我的肚皮.Master Dongguo is puzzled and guesses that he's thinking of making a meal of the donkey. But the wolf says

5、donkey meat is not good enough for him.10 .驴子听了,丢下东郭先生,撒开四蹄向远处逃走了.The donkey hears this and runs away as fast as his four legs can carry him.11 .狼张开大嘴扑向东郭先生.东郭先生指着狼骂道：“我救了你,你还要恩将仇报.The wolf pounces on Master Dongguo, who trembles with rage. He says the wolf has no gratitude, no conscience.12 .狼大笑着说：

6、“我现在只想填饱肚子.说着,又向他扑去.The wolf roars with laughter. "Conscience ? I don't know what that is. I'll just hurry up with the meal!" The wolf is about to gobble up the scholar.13 .东郭先生大声喊着救命,狼说：“猎人早走远了,谁来救你？Master Dongguo shouts for help, but the people chasing the wolf are already out of

7、 earshot.14 .东郭先生央求说：“我们还是按民间的规矩办吧！如果有三位老人说你应 该吃我,我就让你吃.With no way out, Master Dongguo asks the wolf to go with him to seek the opinion of three wise elders: an old peach tree, an old cow and an old peasant. The scholar promises to abide by the elders' judgement.15 .他们走到一棵老桃树前,东郭先生对桃树讲了他的经过.Soo

8、nthey cometo the ancient peach tree, to whomthe scholar describes his plight.16 .老桃树说：“从我年青的时候起,人们饿了就摘我的果实吃.狼饿了,为 什么不能吃你呢？The ancient peach tree closes her eyes and recalls the days of heryouth when children came to pick her fruit. She would tell them to help themselves and eat their fill.17 .东郭先生听了

9、非常失望,狼却非常快乐.Master Dongguois disappointed at these words, while the wolf is very pleased.18 .他们继续上路,途中遇到了一头老母牛.东郭先生又对老母牛说了他那悲 哀的事情.The two continue on their way, coming soon to the old cow. Master Dongguo repeats his tale of woe to get the cow's opinion.19 .老母牛说：“无论何时,主人来挤我的奶,我都很乐意地接受.今天,狼 需要用你充

10、饥,你为什么要反对呢？But the old cow also thinks back on days gone by. Wheneverthe milkmaid approached, the cow would moo happily. "Go ahead and milk me. It makes me feel so comfortable!"20 .听了两位老者的话,狼有些急不可待地想吃掉东郭先生.东郭先生说：“还差一位老人呢.This makes the wolf feel quite justified to eat the scholar at once,

11、but Master Dongguo protests that a promise made should be kept, and that they should ask the opinion of at least the other elder.21 .这时,远处过来一位老农,东郭先生急忙上前,把前面发生的事告诉他, 并说：“我救活了这只狼,它却要把我吃掉,这这这合理吗？They walk on and soon meet the old peasant. Master Dongguo hastens to tell the old manhow after saving the

12、wolf's life the wolf turns round and wants to eat him. He asks the old man whether this is reasonable or not.22 .老农看了看他们,说：“这么小的袋子,怎么能装得下一只狼呢？让我亲 眼看看.于是,狼重新爬进口袋.The old peasant says he doesn't believe the bag is big enough. to hold the wolf, and he asks him to demonstrate how he did it.23 .老

13、农把袋口紧紧地扎起来.When the wolf climbs back into the bag, the old peasant ties it securely with a rope.24 .老农二话不说,操起锄头,朝着袋子里的狼狠狠打去.Since there is no reasoning with this wolf, the old peasant brings his hoe down on his skull.25 .狼被打得半死,东郭先生捂着脸,觉得老农做得有些残忍.The wolf is bashed within an inch of his life, and wh

14、en the old peasant pulls the dying wolf out of the bag Master Dongguofeels that the old man is too cruel.26 .一位妇女哭泣着走来,她的小儿子就是被狼叼走的.Just then a weeping womancomesalong. Her little boy had been dragged off by that wolf.27 .现在,东郭先生不再怜悯狼了,他接过老农的锄头把狼打死了.Now Master Dongguo no longer pities the wolf. He t

15、akes over the peasant's hoe and brings the final blow home.he story is set during the late Spring and Autumn Period . King Jian of Zhou was leading a hunting party through Zhongshan when he happen to come across a wolf. King Jian takes aim with his bow and arrow but misses and hits a stone inste

16、ad. The wolf desperately flees through the forest with the hunting party in pursuit. As the wolf makes its way through the forest he stumbles upon a traveling Mohist scholar Mr. Dongguo ( Chinese :柬 享K先生;pinyin : Do nggu o Xi a nsh e RgThe wolf appeals to the scholar's belief of "universal

17、love" and implores for his help. Mr. Dongguo takes pity on the creature and hides it in one of his books bags strapped to his donkey.When the hunters approach him, Mr. Dongguo denies any knowledge of the wolf's whereabouts. After the hunters had left Mr. Dongguo lets the wolf out of his bag

18、, got on his donkey and was about to take his leave only to be stopped by the wolf. The wolf now asked the scholar to save his life again, this time from starvation. Mr. Dongguo offered the wolf some pastries, but the wolf smile and said "I don't eat those, I dine solely on meat". Puzz

19、led, Mr. Dongguo inquires if the wolf intended to eat his donkey and the wolf replies "No, no, donkey meat is no good". The donkey, upon hearing this, bolts from the scene as fast as its four legs to carry it leaving Mr. Dongguo behind with the wolf. To Mr. Dongguo's surprise, the hung

20、ry wolf pounced on him and announced it intention to eat him. When Mr.Dongguo protests at the wolf's ingratitude, the wolf presents the argument: since the scholar saved his life once why not do it again? Now that it was starving, only by serving as the wolf's food will the scholar have fulf

21、illed the act of saving his life. Besides, the wolf complained that it nearly suffocated while it was crammed in the scholar's bag and the scholar now owed him. Dongguo and the wolf debated and finally decided to present their case to the judgment of three elders.The first elder they present the

22、ir argument to is an old withering apricot tree. The tree relates its own experience to the two on how when it was young, children used to pick its fruits from its branches and the tree would tell them to eat their fill. Now it was about to be chopped down to provide firewood. The tree sides with th

23、e wolf. The wolf is very pleased.The second elder they present their argument to was an elderly water buffalo . The buffalo tells its story of how it served its masters for many years dutifully providing him with milk and plowing his fields. Now his master wants to butcher it so he can eat his meat. The buffalo too sides with the wolf. The wolf grins and feels even more justified in his request to eat the scholar. Mr. Dongguo reminds the wolf that they hav